IUCN Status: Near Threatened
EPBC Threat Rating: Very high
IUCN Claim: “Exotic predators (especially cats and foxes)’”
Cats hunt Julia Creek dunnarts (Kutt 2003; Kutt 2011; Kutt 2012; Mifsud & Woolley 2012).
Cats do not select for Smithopsis spp. (Kutt 2012).
There are no studies linking cats to Julia Creek dunnart populations.
Kutt AS. 2011. The diet of the feral cat (Felis catus) in north-eastern Australia. Acta Theriologica 56:157-169.
Kutt, A. S. “Feral cat (F elis catus) prey size and selectivity in north‐eastern A ustralia: implications for mammal conservation.” Journal of Zoology 287.4 (2012): 292-300.
Kutt, A.S. (2003). New records of the Julia Creek dunnart Sminthopsis douglasi in central-north Queensland. Australian Zoologist 32, 257-260.
Mifsud, G., and P. A. Woolley. “Predation of the Julia Creek dunnart (Sminthopsis douglasi) and other native fauna by cats and foxes on Mitchell grass downs in Queensland.” Australian Mammalogy 34.2 (2012): 188-195.
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